John de Pageham

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name =John de Pageham


religion =Catholic
See =Diocese of Worcester
Title = Bishop of Worcester
Period = 1151–1157
Predecessor = Simon of Worcester
Successor =Alured
ordination =March 3 1151
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post =Clerk of Theobald of Bec
date of birth =
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date of death =1157
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John de Pageham (or John of Pageham) was a medieval Bishop of Worcester.

Life

He was a clerk of Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury before he was selected to become bishop.Barlow, Frank "Thomas Becket" p. 30] He was ordained a priest on March 3 1151. [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33881 British History Online Bishops of Worcester] accessed on November 3, 2007] He was consecrated on March 4 1151.Powicke "Handbook of British Chronology" p. 260] He died in 1157, possibly in December.

ee also

* List of Bishops of Worcester

Notes

References

* Barlow, Frank "Thomas Becket" Berkeley, CA:University of California Press 1986 ISBN 0-520-07175-1
* [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33881 British History Online Bishops of Worcester] accessed on November 3, 2007
* Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde "Handbook of British Chronology" 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961

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